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Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M

Posted Sep 8, 08 4:56 PM CDT in US,  Science & Health,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – The all-star TV benefit that ran on three US networks and reached 170 countries worldwide has raised $100 million for cancer research, Reuters reports. Friday's Stand Up to Cancer  telecast, which drew a modest but apparently generous audience of 10.3 million in the US. It attracted 100 celebs, some of whom, like Christina Applegate and Patrick Swayze, have undergone cancer treatment.

“This money will go directly to funding the research programs necessary to defeat this insidious disease,” one organizer said. “The Stand Up To Cancer movement has only just begun. Together, we can make the difference in this fight.”

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Singers Sheryl Crow and James Taylor at the benefit.   (AP Photo)
Actress Kate Bosworth at the Stand Up to Cancer benefit.   (AP Photo)
Fran Drescher, left, and Sharon Osbourne pose together at the Stand Up to Cancer benefit at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo)
Television news anchors, from left, Brian Williams of NBC, Katie Couric of CBS and Charles Gibson of ABC pose together before the Stand Up to Cancer benefit.   (AP Photo)
Survivors watch Friday's 'Stand Up To Cancer' television broadcast.   (AP Photo)
Singer Melissa Etheridge arrives at the benefit.   (AP Photo)
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